New 'CacheOut' attack targets Intel processors, with a fix arriving soon
Researchers claim that the latest side-channel exploit against Intel processors can be used to leak a targeted set of data.
Mark Hachman | 28 Jan | Read more
Researchers claim that the latest side-channel exploit against Intel processors can be used to leak a targeted set of data.
Mark Hachman | 28 Jan | Read more
By manipulating the voltage of Intel CPUs that use SGX, researchers can extract sensitive data, including full RSA encryption keys.
Lucian Constantin | 11 Dec | Read more
Google brings site isolation to Chrome on Android and improves the defense for Chrome on the desktop.
By replacing a PC's SPI flash chip with one that contains rogue code, an attacker can can gain full, persistent access.
Lucian Constantin | 11 May | Read more
Chip makers release patches but they'll customers will need to choose between security and performance.
Intel dials back Spectre patching after weighing up benefits.
AMD claims it's patches will have no impact on CPU performance, distinguishing the bugs from the Meltdown and Spectre issues.
Intel wraps up Meltdown-Spectre patching for all CPUs released in the past five years and has redesigned new Cascade Lake CPUs to mitigate the attacks.
AMD bug hunters offer an alternative to Google's 90-day disclosure deadline.
AMD's chips have serious vulnerabilities, according to a security research firm and a short-selling firm.
Intel has issued patches for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities to PCs using its Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge families of Core microprocessors, leaving just a few niche chips left to patch.
Mark Hachman | 10 Mar | Read more
If you've built a PC using a motherboard from a smaller vendor who doesn't patch regularly, you may not have received a Spectre or Meltdown patch. Microsoft's here to help.
Mark Hachman | 02 Mar | Read more
Intel has shipped revised patches for Spectre and Meltdown for its most recent CPU families, including Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake, with a roadmap for what's next.
Mark Hachman | 21 Feb | Read more
Intel's annual report claims that both customers and shareholders have filed numerous suits claiming they've been harmed by what Intel has or hasn't done regarding Spectre and Meltdown.
Mark Hachman | 17 Feb | Read more
And more than triples the top award in its permanent bug bounty program to $100,000.